Tajikistan's Winter Energy Crisis: Electricity Supply and Demand Alternatives

by John Besant-Jones, Gary Stuggins, Artur Kochnakyan, et al.

Tajikistan suffers severe energy shortages in winter, caused by a combination of low hydropower output during winter, when river fl ows are low, and high demand driven by heating needs. Shortages affect some 70 percent of the population, costing about 3 percent of annual GDP. This fi gure excludes human and environmental costs, as well as the serious negative effect on the business investment climate. If no measures are undertaken to address this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821399675
• ISBN13: 9780821399675
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"